{"id":42597,"date":"2019-04-30T15:29:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T15:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=42597"},"modified":"2021-04-23T12:14:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T17:14:18","slug":"danny-kootch-kortchmar-legendary-guitarist-producer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/danny-kootch-kortchmar-legendary-guitarist-producer\/","title":{"rendered":"Danny &#8216;Kootch&#8217; Kortchmar: Legendary Guitarist &#038; Producer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-1634732413\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-7043007529515-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-7043007529515-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-7043007529515-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-7043007529515-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-7043007529515-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Danny &#8216;Kootch&#8217; Kortchmar\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is outstanding! As a renowned guitarist, producer, songwriter, and session musician, Kootch has played, produced, and written for artists like James Taylor, Don Henley, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, and Jackson Browne.<\/p>\n<p>As a songwriter, Danny has worked on projects like <strong>Don Henley<\/strong>&#8216;s \u201cDirty Laundry,\u201d \u201cAll She Wants to Do Is Dance,\u201d and \u201cNew York Minute,\u201d as well as <strong>Jackson Browne<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cSomebody\u2019s Baby\u201d and \u201cShaky Town.\u201d In the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s, Kootch was a member of <strong>The Section<\/strong>, known for their studio and live performances supporting of some of the most successful artists of all time. The Section contributed greatly to the overall sound of the era.<\/p>\n<p>As of late, Kootch and members of The Section are back together, performing as <strong>The Immediate Family<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Danny &#8216;Kootch&#8217; Kortchmar&#8217;s career started in the early &#8217;60s.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>After meeting James Taylor on Martha&#8217;s Vineyard, the pair hit it off and began playing local folk gigs together. Danny played guitar while James handled harmonica, and the duo did fairly well for upcoming artists at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Danny then became a member of several New York &#8217;60s groups, such as the Kingbees. None of Danny&#8217;s early bands were successful, leading to the Kingbees&#8217; breakup in 1966. However, they were fortunate enough to be able to back Peter and Gordon on the &#8220;Everly Brothers of the British Invasion.&#8221; Peter, of course, was the renowned Peter Asher.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42602 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-75x75.jpeg 75w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-170x170.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-40x40.jpeg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-18x18.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-160x160.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-16x16.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-14x14.jpeg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-10x10.jpeg 10w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-20x20.jpeg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Night_Owl_single_label-9x9.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the Kingbees&#8217; breakup, Danny, drummer Joel O&#8217;Brien, and bassist Zachary Wisner, started The Flying Machine&#8212;James Taylor&#8217;s band. They only ever released one single, &#8220;Night Owl,&#8221; which peaked at #102 on the US charts. Their record label never released their album and the band would dissolve shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>James Taylor moved to London, and Danny gave him Peter Asher&#8217;s number, who was the head of A&amp;R at Apple Records (The Beatles&#8217; label).\u00a0Asher invited Taylor to play for him, and it went remarkably well. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were some of \u00a0his first fans!<\/p>\n<p>Danny was pivotal in linking James Taylor and Peter Asher, which would contribute to Taylor&#8217;s tremendous success as a solo artist.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/how-to-mix-vocals-like-a-pro\/\">How To Mix Vocals Like A Pro<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/home-studio-on-a-budget\/\">Home Studio On A Budget<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Kootch moved to California in 1968 where he met Carole King.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Upon making the move to LA, Danny met songwriter Carole King and formed The City. With King on vocals and keyboards and Kootch on guitars, percussion, and vocals The City put out one album on Lou Adler\u2019s Ode Records, <em>Now That Everything Has Been Said<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the band never toured because of Carole King\u2019s stage fright, partially contributing to their breakup. Despite The City disbanding, Lou Adler encouraged King to go solo, and Kootch remained part of King\u2019s studio band throughout her solo career.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>His work as a session musician really took off with King.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42600 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-170x170.jpg 170w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-18x18.jpg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-16x16.jpg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-422x422.jpg 422w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-14x14.jpg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-10x10.jpg 10w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-9x9.jpg 9w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/47725116.749b366d.500-385x385.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He played on many of King\u2019s albums, starting with <em>Writer<\/em> and the amazing <em>Tapestry<\/em>, and eventually most of Jame Taylor&#8217;s albums as well, from <em>Sweet Baby James<\/em> on.<\/p>\n<p>He toured extensively with both and started developing a reputation as one of Los Angeles&#8217; better known session players. He would also play in bands of his own with musicians he had met over the years, including a psychedelic group called Jo Mama formed with Joel O&#8217;Brien of The Flying Machine.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>The Section were formed as James Taylor&#8217;s backing band.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>With Danny on guitar, Lee Sklar on bass, Craig Doerge on keyboards, and Russ Kunkel on drums, they started a support band to accompany James Taylor on his first US tour. After the success of the tour, the band thought it best to stay together, calling themselves The Section and releasing a few albums of their own!<\/p>\n<p>For the better part of the &#8217;70s, Danny stayed a member of the west coast&#8217;s session family, occasionally branching off to record solo work like <em>Kootch<\/em> and play in other bands.\u00a0As a session artist, though, he played some of the biggest albums of the era, including those by Crosby &amp; Nash, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, and the aforementioned Carole King and James Taylor.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Danny gradually\u00a0transitioned from a session player to a songwriter\/producer in the &#8217;80s.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In 1981, Danny joined Don Henley\u2019s band, where he served as co-writer and co-producer on most of Henley\u2019s solo projects: <em>I Can\u2019t Stand Still, Building The Perfect Beast<\/em>, and <em>The End Of Innocenc<\/em>e.<\/p>\n<p>From then on, he would continue producing albums for incredible artists like Neil Young, Jon Bon Jovi, and Billy Joel, all while carrying on session work with Linda Ronstadt, Bob Dylan, and Jackson Browne.<\/p>\n<p>Danny was close friends with Jackson Browne and co-wrote many songs, including the\u00a0<em>Fast Times at Ridgemont High<\/em> soundtrack hit, &#8220;Somebody\u2019s Baby,&#8221; &#8220;Shaky Town,&#8221; \u00a0&#8220;Tender Is The Night,&#8221; and &#8220;Knock On Any Door.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Danny Kortchmar and members of the original Section currently perform as The Immediate Family.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42601 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-633x422.jpg 633w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-15x10.jpg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-13x9.jpg 13w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/18feature-dannykortchmar-5-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The group consists of such legendary musicians as Danny himself (guitar and vocals), Waddy Wachtel (guitar and vocals), Leland Sklar (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums), and Steve Postell (guitar and vocals)&#8212;all of whom are some of the most recorded and respected musicians of an entire era.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGQ2tfcEttUE9zejAlMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBhbGxvdyUzRCUyMmFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXIlM0IlMjBhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUzQiUyMGd5cm9zY29wZSUzQiUyMHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Danny &#8216;Kootch&#8217; Kortchmar\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is outstanding! As a renowned guitarist, producer, songwriter, and session musician, Kootch has played, produced, and written for artists like James Taylor, Don Henley, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, and Jackson Browne. As a songwriter, Danny has worked on projects like Don Henley&#8216;s \u201cDirty Laundry,\u201d \u201cAll She Wants to Do Is Dance,\u201d&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":42678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[581,399],"class_list":["post-42597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews","tag-producer","tag-songwriter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Danny &#039;Kootch&#039; Kortchmar: Legendary Guitarist &amp; Producer - Produce Like A Pro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Danny \u2018Kootch\u2019 Kortchmar\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is outstanding! 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